Pingelapish language
Pingelapish | ||
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Spoken in |
Micronesia ( Pingelap ) | |
speaker | about 3000 | |
Linguistic classification |
Austronesian
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-3 |
pif |
The Pingelapian language is a Micronesian language spoken in Micronesia . The language has around 3000 speakers and is spoken not only on Pingelap , but also on Pohnpei , where the majority of Pingelap speakers live. In Micronesia there are three other official languages besides Pingelapish and English. According to Ethnologue , the language is "vigorous", meaning strong.
In the Pingelapian language, both reduplication and triplication are used. The language is written with the Latin script .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ethnologue report for language code. pif. Ethnologue - Languages of the World. Retrieved August 25, 2012.